M-715 Buildup - M-Truck To Moab, Part II
With the plates built, it was time to turn about 150 feet of 13/4-inch, 0.120-wall tubing into a cage. I used HREW (hot rolled electric welded) because of the sheer volume required by the big beast's cage and because this rig won't really see gnarly wheeling. HREW is almost half the price of DOM (drawn over mandrel), but it's also half as strong. After almost a half-dozen cage builds, I'm getting pretty comfortable with my bender, but to make the complicated, multi-angle bends for the front hoop, I needed to bolt the bender to my trailer deck to gain enough height. View Related Article
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